title: Albinism for the busy clinician.
abstract: Albinism is a group of disorders characterized principally by its ophthalmic features with or without systemic manifestations. Persons with albinism manifest a wide variety of phenotypes and limited number of genotypes. Modern molecular genetics has encouraged a new classification and understanding of the subtypes of these disorders. In addition to the ocular and systemic manifestations, ophthalmologists must be familiar with the specific visual needs and psychological challenges of these individuals as well as those of their families.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Institute, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. alevin@willseye.org
authors.forename: Alex V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stroh
mesh_terms: D016117:Albinism, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D009626:Terminology as Topic